The Book of English Place Names : How Our Towns and Villages Got Their Names

The Book of English Place Names : How Our Towns and Villages Got Their Names. Caroline Taggart

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Author: Caroline Taggart
Date: 09 May 2011
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
Language: English
Format: Hardback::304 pages
ISBN10: 0091940435
ISBN13: 9780091940430
Imprint: Ebury Press
Dimension: 144x 206x 30mm::380g
Download: The Book of English Place Names : How Our Towns and Villages Got Their Names
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